ACC 461 Auditing Financial Statement Fraud: Lessons from the ZZZZ Best Case The video “Cooking the Books” discussed the ZZZZ Best case of fraud‚ it tells how and why fraud was perpetrated by Barry Minkow and why it was undetected for so long. According to the video‚ ZZZZ Best was founded by Barry Minkow in 1982; when he was sixteen years old‚ it started as a carpet cleaning company. But‚ due to high competition in the industry‚ low entry barriers‚ and bad internal control‚ this young entrepreneur
Premium Barry Minkow Revenue Balance sheet
Financial Fraud- Qwest Communications Introduction In the late 90’s‚ early 2000’s‚ Qwest Communications International Inc. (Qwest) was a rapidly growing telecommunications company that provided global internet and telephone services. At their pinnacle‚ Qwest was one of their industry’s top leaders‚ reporting revenues of $16.7 billion in 2001 (Anonymous‚ 2013). Through continued expansion and acquisitions of other large telecommunications companies‚ it seemed things were only headed in a positive
Premium Fraud Finance Bond
Financial Statements Tonjes Bolden ACC/280 May 31‚ 2011 Financial Statements Accounting defines as a systematic report and analysis of an organization’s financial transactions
Premium Income statement Balance sheet Financial statements
to Consider Fraud and Error in an Audit of Financial Statements. The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions established on Safar 1‚ 1410 Hijri (February 26‚ 1990) at Algiers and registered in Bahrain on Ramadan 11‚ 1411 Hijri (March 27‚ 1991) has so far (April‚ 2004) set the following Financial Accounting Standards‚ Auditing Standards‚ Governance Standards & Code of Ethics for Accountants & Auditors of Islamic Financial Institutions: □ Financial Accounting Standard:
Premium Auditing Audit Auditor's report
costs and make pricing decisions using relevant informations. And than this report will assess the viability of a project using investment appraisal techniques and discuss the main financial statements. Compare appropriate formats of financial statements for different types of business. Interpret financial statements using appropriate ratios and comparisons‚ both internal and external. 3.1 analyse budgets and make appropriates decisions According to this data‚ Kaitai HK(GuangZhou) monthly budget
Premium Financial statements Cash flow Balance sheet
Analysis of Financial Statements After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: Explain why ratio analysis is usually the first step in the analysis of a company’s financial statements. List the five groups of ratios‚ specify which ratios belong in each group‚ and explain what information each group gives us about the firm’s financial position. State what trend analysis is‚ and why it is important. Describe how the Du Pont chart is used‚ and how it may be modified to include
Premium Financial ratios Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Balance sheet
1: IDENTIFY THE MAJOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHERS MEANS OF REPORTING. FININCAL STATEMENTS: The statements prepared to show the financial position of the business is known as financial statements. These statements provide financial information of an equity to internal and external users and decision makers. MAJOR FINANCIAL STATEMETS: The three main financial statements are as
Premium Financial statements Income statement Balance sheet
Financial Statements Accounting is a function by which users can understand the internal financial workings of a company. Use of public accounting dates as far back as the late nineteenth century (Hendrickson‚ 2007) and continues today under the set guidelines that accounting professionals refer to as generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are set in the United States by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Weygandt‚ p. 9‚ 2008)
Premium Income statement Cash flow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Abstract Financial statements are used by so many different types of people from investors‚ to creditors‚ managers and even employees. These statements are proven useful tools that provide valuable information about a business enabling the user of the statements to make the most appropriate business decisions. Financial Statements Four Basic Financial Statements There are four basic financial statements in accounting: 1. Balance Sheet 2. Income Statement 3. Retained Earnings Statement 4
Premium Balance sheet Financial statements Income statement
Financial Statements Financial statements are records of relative financial information of organizations that are highly valuable to both internal and external users of that organization. The following four basic financial statements constitute the foundation of accounting: * Balance sheet * Income statement * Retained earnings statement * Statement of cash flows Purpose of the Financial Statements The balance sheet shows a clear picture of the organization’s financial
Premium Balance sheet Financial statements Income statement